Peasprout Chen, Future Legend of Skate and Sword (Peasprout Chen #1)

by Henry Lien

Welcome to Pearl Famous Academy of Skate and Sword, where the blades are sharp and the competition is fierce.
Peasprout Chen dreams of becoming a legend of wu liu, the deadly and beautiful art of martial arts figure skating.
As the first students from the rural country of Shin to attend Pearl Famous Academy of Skate and Sword, Peasprout and her little brother Cricket have Welcome to Pearl Famous Academy of Skate and Sword, where the blades are sharp and the competition is fierce.
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This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

ShenweiNov 13, 2017

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

MaryMay 08, 2018

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

review to come. ...

In Henry Lien?s debut middle-grade novel, PEASPROUT CHEN: FUTURE LEGEND OF SKATE AND SWORD, we meet Peasprout Chen, a spunky martial-arts figure skater from the mythical county of Shin. When she and her painfully shy younger brother, Cricket, are sent to the Pearl Famous Academy of S...

4.5! Utterly charming and imaginative, while also being profound and thought provoking. The world of Pearl is fantastically wrought and I love the important lessons Peasprout learns (I?m also going to start using ?Ten thousand years of stomach gas? as an expression of frustration...

What a creative and satisfying middle grade novel! I loved it! ...

Peasprout has come to the legendary PEARL FAMOUS ACADEMY OF SKATE AND SWORD with one goal: to become the greatest practitioner of the deadly and beautiful martial art known as wu liu, performed on and with ice skates. She must pass the six grueling Motivations, competing against her el...

Chen Peasprout and her brother Cricket are chosen as the personal emissaries of the Empress Dowager to travel to Pearl to study at Pearl Famous, the school of combat figure skating. All Peasprout wants to do is become a wu liu legend?the best of the best of the best. However, between...

As I expected, delightful, and even more so on a second reading. Very nearly five stars for me: I took off one because (1) I loved Cricket and wanted to know more about his journey. Companion novel, please! (2) The world Mr. Lien creates, though fascinating, is sometimes extremely crue...

Joanne O'SullivanApr 04, 2018

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

review to come. ...

In Henry Lien?s debut middle-grade novel, PEASPROUT CHEN: FUTURE LEGEND OF SKATE AND SWORD, we meet Peasprout Chen, a spunky martial-arts figure skater from the mythical county of Shin. When she and her painfully shy younger brother, Cricket, are sent to the Pearl Famous Academy of S...

4.5! Utterly charming and imaginative, while also being profound and thought provoking. The world of Pearl is fantastically wrought and I love the important lessons Peasprout learns (I?m also going to start using ?Ten thousand years of stomach gas? as an expression of frustration...

What a creative and satisfying middle grade novel! I loved it! ...

Peasprout has come to the legendary PEARL FAMOUS ACADEMY OF SKATE AND SWORD with one goal: to become the greatest practitioner of the deadly and beautiful martial art known as wu liu, performed on and with ice skates. She must pass the six grueling Motivations, competing against her el...

Chen Peasprout and her brother Cricket are chosen as the personal emissaries of the Empress Dowager to travel to Pearl to study at Pearl Famous, the school of combat figure skating. All Peasprout wants to do is become a wu liu legend?the best of the best of the best. However, between...

As I expected, delightful, and even more so on a second reading. Very nearly five stars for me: I took off one because (1) I loved Cricket and wanted to know more about his journey. Companion novel, please! (2) The world Mr. Lien creates, though fascinating, is sometimes extremely crue...

I?m giving this 4 stars based on my own enjoyment, but I am an adult. This book gets my highest possible recommendation for middle grade readers, especially if they?re interested in fantasy or sci fi.
The world described in this book is totally different than anything else I?v...

Talk about a book that truly has it all! Exciting action scenes, an intriguing mystery, beautifully written descriptions, hilarious observations, and a heroine to root for. I think what amazed me most was the poetry of some of those descriptions because I don't normally think of that a...

Peasprout Chen: Future Legend of Skate and Sword by Henry Lien - fantastic middle grade debut, a China-influenced story of ice skating kung fu! 14-year-old Peasprout and her little brother Cricket arrive at Pearl Legendary School for Skaters, eager to make their mark. The schoolmate dy...

ARC via Netgalley. This is an absolutely amazing middle-grade fantasy and every library that serves children should be ordering it immediately. Sports, mean girl school drama, siblings who love each other but are also kind of embarrassed by each other, a really fascinating alternate hi...

There's so much to love in this book -- when I was reading it, I was bursting with excitement and I talked about it to everyone I thought would listen. The premise is wonderful -- who doesn't want ice skating + martial arts + school story + thinly veiled geopolitical analogy? It was on...

I will not give away too many details because I want every reader to be as utterly delighted in discovering this gem of a story as I was. While the cover indicates the action and drama (and there's plenty of it), this story has also has intrigue, humor and a huge heart. I was immediate...

EmilyApr 15, 2018

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

review to come. ...

In Henry Lien?s debut middle-grade novel, PEASPROUT CHEN: FUTURE LEGEND OF SKATE AND SWORD, we meet Peasprout Chen, a spunky martial-arts figure skater from the mythical county of Shin. When she and her painfully shy younger brother, Cricket, are sent to the Pearl Famous Academy of S...

4.5! Utterly charming and imaginative, while also being profound and thought provoking. The world of Pearl is fantastically wrought and I love the important lessons Peasprout learns (I?m also going to start using ?Ten thousand years of stomach gas? as an expression of frustration...

What a creative and satisfying middle grade novel! I loved it! ...

Peasprout has come to the legendary PEARL FAMOUS ACADEMY OF SKATE AND SWORD with one goal: to become the greatest practitioner of the deadly and beautiful martial art known as wu liu, performed on and with ice skates. She must pass the six grueling Motivations, competing against her el...

Chen Peasprout and her brother Cricket are chosen as the personal emissaries of the Empress Dowager to travel to Pearl to study at Pearl Famous, the school of combat figure skating. All Peasprout wants to do is become a wu liu legend?the best of the best of the best. However, between...

As I expected, delightful, and even more so on a second reading. Very nearly five stars for me: I took off one because (1) I loved Cricket and wanted to know more about his journey. Companion novel, please! (2) The world Mr. Lien creates, though fascinating, is sometimes extremely crue...

I?m giving this 4 stars based on my own enjoyment, but I am an adult. This book gets my highest possible recommendation for middle grade readers, especially if they?re interested in fantasy or sci fi.
The world described in this book is totally different than anything else I?v...

Talk about a book that truly has it all! Exciting action scenes, an intriguing mystery, beautifully written descriptions, hilarious observations, and a heroine to root for. I think what amazed me most was the poetry of some of those descriptions because I don't normally think of that a...

Peasprout Chen: Future Legend of Skate and Sword by Henry Lien - fantastic middle grade debut, a China-influenced story of ice skating kung fu! 14-year-old Peasprout and her little brother Cricket arrive at Pearl Legendary School for Skaters, eager to make their mark. The schoolmate dy...

ARC via Netgalley. This is an absolutely amazing middle-grade fantasy and every library that serves children should be ordering it immediately. Sports, mean girl school drama, siblings who love each other but are also kind of embarrassed by each other, a really fascinating alternate hi...

There's so much to love in this book -- when I was reading it, I was bursting with excitement and I talked about it to everyone I thought would listen. The premise is wonderful -- who doesn't want ice skating + martial arts + school story + thinly veiled geopolitical analogy? It was on...

I will not give away too many details because I want every reader to be as utterly delighted in discovering this gem of a story as I was. While the cover indicates the action and drama (and there's plenty of it), this story has also has intrigue, humor and a huge heart. I was immediate...

I loved this book! Peasprout Chen is a resourceful young lady who is fiercely protective of her brother AND she kicks butt doing martial arts on ice. Peasprout is a cool character. There?s action, bullying, and mystery in this fun book about a girl, her brother, and their first year ...

I quickly finished the ARC of Peasprout Chen because it moved quickly and was so entertaining. The language is original and funny, and the characters are so appealing! Middle grade students and older are going to love this story. It's filled with "double jump double-knee tornado" kicks...

I absolutely loved this book! Great world-building and fun characters. I adore the relationship between Peasprout and her little brother, Cricket. The story moves so quickly that I didn't want it to end. The author masterfully inserts gemstones of wisdom throughout the book--not preach...

This book is so fantastically imaginative and so much fun. Because it's middle grade, there's more repetition than I'd like, and some aspects of Peasprout's narration that got tiring (namely her obsession that SPOILER the vandalism was Suki's fault when it was clear it wasn't END SPOIL...

Samantha ClarkOct 02, 2017

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

Allison ParkerMay 01, 2018

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

review to come. ...

In Henry Lien?s debut middle-grade novel, PEASPROUT CHEN: FUTURE LEGEND OF SKATE AND SWORD, we meet Peasprout Chen, a spunky martial-arts figure skater from the mythical county of Shin. When she and her painfully shy younger brother, Cricket, are sent to the Pearl Famous Academy of S...

4.5! Utterly charming and imaginative, while also being profound and thought provoking. The world of Pearl is fantastically wrought and I love the important lessons Peasprout learns (I?m also going to start using ?Ten thousand years of stomach gas? as an expression of frustration...

What a creative and satisfying middle grade novel! I loved it! ...

Peasprout has come to the legendary PEARL FAMOUS ACADEMY OF SKATE AND SWORD with one goal: to become the greatest practitioner of the deadly and beautiful martial art known as wu liu, performed on and with ice skates. She must pass the six grueling Motivations, competing against her el...

CarrieMar 27, 2018

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

review to come. ...

In Henry Lien?s debut middle-grade novel, PEASPROUT CHEN: FUTURE LEGEND OF SKATE AND SWORD, we meet Peasprout Chen, a spunky martial-arts figure skater from the mythical county of Shin. When she and her painfully shy younger brother, Cricket, are sent to the Pearl Famous Academy of S...

4.5! Utterly charming and imaginative, while also being profound and thought provoking. The world of Pearl is fantastically wrought and I love the important lessons Peasprout learns (I?m also going to start using ?Ten thousand years of stomach gas? as an expression of frustration...

What a creative and satisfying middle grade novel! I loved it! ...

Peasprout has come to the legendary PEARL FAMOUS ACADEMY OF SKATE AND SWORD with one goal: to become the greatest practitioner of the deadly and beautiful martial art known as wu liu, performed on and with ice skates. She must pass the six grueling Motivations, competing against her el...

Chen Peasprout and her brother Cricket are chosen as the personal emissaries of the Empress Dowager to travel to Pearl to study at Pearl Famous, the school of combat figure skating. All Peasprout wants to do is become a wu liu legend?the best of the best of the best. However, between...

As I expected, delightful, and even more so on a second reading. Very nearly five stars for me: I took off one because (1) I loved Cricket and wanted to know more about his journey. Companion novel, please! (2) The world Mr. Lien creates, though fascinating, is sometimes extremely crue...

I?m giving this 4 stars based on my own enjoyment, but I am an adult. This book gets my highest possible recommendation for middle grade readers, especially if they?re interested in fantasy or sci fi.
The world described in this book is totally different than anything else I?v...

Talk about a book that truly has it all! Exciting action scenes, an intriguing mystery, beautifully written descriptions, hilarious observations, and a heroine to root for. I think what amazed me most was the poetry of some of those descriptions because I don't normally think of that a...

Peasprout Chen: Future Legend of Skate and Sword by Henry Lien - fantastic middle grade debut, a China-influenced story of ice skating kung fu! 14-year-old Peasprout and her little brother Cricket arrive at Pearl Legendary School for Skaters, eager to make their mark. The schoolmate dy...

ARC via Netgalley. This is an absolutely amazing middle-grade fantasy and every library that serves children should be ordering it immediately. Sports, mean girl school drama, siblings who love each other but are also kind of embarrassed by each other, a really fascinating alternate hi...

There's so much to love in this book -- when I was reading it, I was bursting with excitement and I talked about it to everyone I thought would listen. The premise is wonderful -- who doesn't want ice skating + martial arts + school story + thinly veiled geopolitical analogy? It was on...

I will not give away too many details because I want every reader to be as utterly delighted in discovering this gem of a story as I was. While the cover indicates the action and drama (and there's plenty of it), this story has also has intrigue, humor and a huge heart. I was immediate...

I loved this book! Peasprout Chen is a resourceful young lady who is fiercely protective of her brother AND she kicks butt doing martial arts on ice. Peasprout is a cool character. There?s action, bullying, and mystery in this fun book about a girl, her brother, and their first year ...

Kristen BeverlyAug 10, 2017

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

review to come. ...

RachelMay 17, 2018

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

review to come. ...

In Henry Lien?s debut middle-grade novel, PEASPROUT CHEN: FUTURE LEGEND OF SKATE AND SWORD, we meet Peasprout Chen, a spunky martial-arts figure skater from the mythical county of Shin. When she and her painfully shy younger brother, Cricket, are sent to the Pearl Famous Academy of S...

4.5! Utterly charming and imaginative, while also being profound and thought provoking. The world of Pearl is fantastically wrought and I love the important lessons Peasprout learns (I?m also going to start using ?Ten thousand years of stomach gas? as an expression of frustration...

What a creative and satisfying middle grade novel! I loved it! ...

Peasprout has come to the legendary PEARL FAMOUS ACADEMY OF SKATE AND SWORD with one goal: to become the greatest practitioner of the deadly and beautiful martial art known as wu liu, performed on and with ice skates. She must pass the six grueling Motivations, competing against her el...

Chen Peasprout and her brother Cricket are chosen as the personal emissaries of the Empress Dowager to travel to Pearl to study at Pearl Famous, the school of combat figure skating. All Peasprout wants to do is become a wu liu legend?the best of the best of the best. However, between...

As I expected, delightful, and even more so on a second reading. Very nearly five stars for me: I took off one because (1) I loved Cricket and wanted to know more about his journey. Companion novel, please! (2) The world Mr. Lien creates, though fascinating, is sometimes extremely crue...

I?m giving this 4 stars based on my own enjoyment, but I am an adult. This book gets my highest possible recommendation for middle grade readers, especially if they?re interested in fantasy or sci fi.
The world described in this book is totally different than anything else I?v...

SamuelApr 28, 2018

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

review to come. ...

In Henry Lien?s debut middle-grade novel, PEASPROUT CHEN: FUTURE LEGEND OF SKATE AND SWORD, we meet Peasprout Chen, a spunky martial-arts figure skater from the mythical county of Shin. When she and her painfully shy younger brother, Cricket, are sent to the Pearl Famous Academy of S...

4.5! Utterly charming and imaginative, while also being profound and thought provoking. The world of Pearl is fantastically wrought and I love the important lessons Peasprout learns (I?m also going to start using ?Ten thousand years of stomach gas? as an expression of frustration...

What a creative and satisfying middle grade novel! I loved it! ...

Peasprout has come to the legendary PEARL FAMOUS ACADEMY OF SKATE AND SWORD with one goal: to become the greatest practitioner of the deadly and beautiful martial art known as wu liu, performed on and with ice skates. She must pass the six grueling Motivations, competing against her el...

Chen Peasprout and her brother Cricket are chosen as the personal emissaries of the Empress Dowager to travel to Pearl to study at Pearl Famous, the school of combat figure skating. All Peasprout wants to do is become a wu liu legend?the best of the best of the best. However, between...

As I expected, delightful, and even more so on a second reading. Very nearly five stars for me: I took off one because (1) I loved Cricket and wanted to know more about his journey. Companion novel, please! (2) The world Mr. Lien creates, though fascinating, is sometimes extremely crue...

I?m giving this 4 stars based on my own enjoyment, but I am an adult. This book gets my highest possible recommendation for middle grade readers, especially if they?re interested in fantasy or sci fi.
The world described in this book is totally different than anything else I?v...

Talk about a book that truly has it all! Exciting action scenes, an intriguing mystery, beautifully written descriptions, hilarious observations, and a heroine to root for. I think what amazed me most was the poetry of some of those descriptions because I don't normally think of that a...

Peasprout Chen: Future Legend of Skate and Sword by Henry Lien - fantastic middle grade debut, a China-influenced story of ice skating kung fu! 14-year-old Peasprout and her little brother Cricket arrive at Pearl Legendary School for Skaters, eager to make their mark. The schoolmate dy...

HeidiJan 04, 2018

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

review to come. ...

In Henry Lien?s debut middle-grade novel, PEASPROUT CHEN: FUTURE LEGEND OF SKATE AND SWORD, we meet Peasprout Chen, a spunky martial-arts figure skater from the mythical county of Shin. When she and her painfully shy younger brother, Cricket, are sent to the Pearl Famous Academy of S...

4.5! Utterly charming and imaginative, while also being profound and thought provoking. The world of Pearl is fantastically wrought and I love the important lessons Peasprout learns (I?m also going to start using ?Ten thousand years of stomach gas? as an expression of frustration...

What a creative and satisfying middle grade novel! I loved it! ...

Peasprout has come to the legendary PEARL FAMOUS ACADEMY OF SKATE AND SWORD with one goal: to become the greatest practitioner of the deadly and beautiful martial art known as wu liu, performed on and with ice skates. She must pass the six grueling Motivations, competing against her el...

Chen Peasprout and her brother Cricket are chosen as the personal emissaries of the Empress Dowager to travel to Pearl to study at Pearl Famous, the school of combat figure skating. All Peasprout wants to do is become a wu liu legend?the best of the best of the best. However, between...

As I expected, delightful, and even more so on a second reading. Very nearly five stars for me: I took off one because (1) I loved Cricket and wanted to know more about his journey. Companion novel, please! (2) The world Mr. Lien creates, though fascinating, is sometimes extremely crue...

I?m giving this 4 stars based on my own enjoyment, but I am an adult. This book gets my highest possible recommendation for middle grade readers, especially if they?re interested in fantasy or sci fi.
The world described in this book is totally different than anything else I?v...

Talk about a book that truly has it all! Exciting action scenes, an intriguing mystery, beautifully written descriptions, hilarious observations, and a heroine to root for. I think what amazed me most was the poetry of some of those descriptions because I don't normally think of that a...

Peasprout Chen: Future Legend of Skate and Sword by Henry Lien - fantastic middle grade debut, a China-influenced story of ice skating kung fu! 14-year-old Peasprout and her little brother Cricket arrive at Pearl Legendary School for Skaters, eager to make their mark. The schoolmate dy...

ARC via Netgalley. This is an absolutely amazing middle-grade fantasy and every library that serves children should be ordering it immediately. Sports, mean girl school drama, siblings who love each other but are also kind of embarrassed by each other, a really fascinating alternate hi...

There's so much to love in this book -- when I was reading it, I was bursting with excitement and I talked about it to everyone I thought would listen. The premise is wonderful -- who doesn't want ice skating + martial arts + school story + thinly veiled geopolitical analogy? It was on...

I will not give away too many details because I want every reader to be as utterly delighted in discovering this gem of a story as I was. While the cover indicates the action and drama (and there's plenty of it), this story has also has intrigue, humor and a huge heart. I was immediate...

I loved this book! Peasprout Chen is a resourceful young lady who is fiercely protective of her brother AND she kicks butt doing martial arts on ice. Peasprout is a cool character. There?s action, bullying, and mystery in this fun book about a girl, her brother, and their first year ...

I quickly finished the ARC of Peasprout Chen because it moved quickly and was so entertaining. The language is original and funny, and the characters are so appealing! Middle grade students and older are going to love this story. It's filled with "double jump double-knee tornado" kicks...

I absolutely loved this book! Great world-building and fun characters. I adore the relationship between Peasprout and her little brother, Cricket. The story moves so quickly that I didn't want it to end. The author masterfully inserts gemstones of wisdom throughout the book--not preach...

This book is so fantastically imaginative and so much fun. Because it's middle grade, there's more repetition than I'd like, and some aspects of Peasprout's narration that got tiring (namely her obsession that SPOILER the vandalism was Suki's fault when it was clear it wasn't END SPOIL...

I loved this book! It's unlike any MG I've ever read, and I am in awe of the intricate world building. The moment I opened it, I felt like I was there at Pearl Academy. Peasprout is a fantastic heroine - spunky, fierce, determined - and the way her relationship with her brother Cricket...

DaniMay 13, 2018

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

review to come. ...

In Henry Lien?s debut middle-grade novel, PEASPROUT CHEN: FUTURE LEGEND OF SKATE AND SWORD, we meet Peasprout Chen, a spunky martial-arts figure skater from the mythical county of Shin. When she and her painfully shy younger brother, Cricket, are sent to the Pearl Famous Academy of S...

4.5! Utterly charming and imaginative, while also being profound and thought provoking. The world of Pearl is fantastically wrought and I love the important lessons Peasprout learns (I?m also going to start using ?Ten thousand years of stomach gas? as an expression of frustration...

What a creative and satisfying middle grade novel! I loved it! ...

Peasprout has come to the legendary PEARL FAMOUS ACADEMY OF SKATE AND SWORD with one goal: to become the greatest practitioner of the deadly and beautiful martial art known as wu liu, performed on and with ice skates. She must pass the six grueling Motivations, competing against her el...

Chen Peasprout and her brother Cricket are chosen as the personal emissaries of the Empress Dowager to travel to Pearl to study at Pearl Famous, the school of combat figure skating. All Peasprout wants to do is become a wu liu legend?the best of the best of the best. However, between...

As I expected, delightful, and even more so on a second reading. Very nearly five stars for me: I took off one because (1) I loved Cricket and wanted to know more about his journey. Companion novel, please! (2) The world Mr. Lien creates, though fascinating, is sometimes extremely crue...

I?m giving this 4 stars based on my own enjoyment, but I am an adult. This book gets my highest possible recommendation for middle grade readers, especially if they?re interested in fantasy or sci fi.
The world described in this book is totally different than anything else I?v...

Talk about a book that truly has it all! Exciting action scenes, an intriguing mystery, beautifully written descriptions, hilarious observations, and a heroine to root for. I think what amazed me most was the poetry of some of those descriptions because I don't normally think of that a...

Peasprout Chen: Future Legend of Skate and Sword by Henry Lien - fantastic middle grade debut, a China-influenced story of ice skating kung fu! 14-year-old Peasprout and her little brother Cricket arrive at Pearl Legendary School for Skaters, eager to make their mark. The schoolmate dy...

ARC via Netgalley. This is an absolutely amazing middle-grade fantasy and every library that serves children should be ordering it immediately. Sports, mean girl school drama, siblings who love each other but are also kind of embarrassed by each other, a really fascinating alternate hi...

There's so much to love in this book -- when I was reading it, I was bursting with excitement and I talked about it to everyone I thought would listen. The premise is wonderful -- who doesn't want ice skating + martial arts + school story + thinly veiled geopolitical analogy? It was on...

AmyMar 11, 2018

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

review to come. ...

In Henry Lien?s debut middle-grade novel, PEASPROUT CHEN: FUTURE LEGEND OF SKATE AND SWORD, we meet Peasprout Chen, a spunky martial-arts figure skater from the mythical county of Shin. When she and her painfully shy younger brother, Cricket, are sent to the Pearl Famous Academy of S...

4.5! Utterly charming and imaginative, while also being profound and thought provoking. The world of Pearl is fantastically wrought and I love the important lessons Peasprout learns (I?m also going to start using ?Ten thousand years of stomach gas? as an expression of frustration...

laurel [suspected bibliophile]Apr 02, 2018

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

review to come. ...

In Henry Lien?s debut middle-grade novel, PEASPROUT CHEN: FUTURE LEGEND OF SKATE AND SWORD, we meet Peasprout Chen, a spunky martial-arts figure skater from the mythical county of Shin. When she and her painfully shy younger brother, Cricket, are sent to the Pearl Famous Academy of S...

4.5! Utterly charming and imaginative, while also being profound and thought provoking. The world of Pearl is fantastically wrought and I love the important lessons Peasprout learns (I?m also going to start using ?Ten thousand years of stomach gas? as an expression of frustration...

What a creative and satisfying middle grade novel! I loved it! ...

Peasprout has come to the legendary PEARL FAMOUS ACADEMY OF SKATE AND SWORD with one goal: to become the greatest practitioner of the deadly and beautiful martial art known as wu liu, performed on and with ice skates. She must pass the six grueling Motivations, competing against her el...

Chen Peasprout and her brother Cricket are chosen as the personal emissaries of the Empress Dowager to travel to Pearl to study at Pearl Famous, the school of combat figure skating. All Peasprout wants to do is become a wu liu legend?the best of the best of the best. However, between...

Jeff SeymourFeb 21, 2018

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

MelissaFeb 23, 2018

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

review to come. ...

In Henry Lien?s debut middle-grade novel, PEASPROUT CHEN: FUTURE LEGEND OF SKATE AND SWORD, we meet Peasprout Chen, a spunky martial-arts figure skater from the mythical county of Shin. When she and her painfully shy younger brother, Cricket, are sent to the Pearl Famous Academy of S...

Carlie GeorgeApr 26, 2018

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

Jessica BaylissAug 28, 2017

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

JensenJan 13, 2018

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

review to come. ...

In Henry Lien?s debut middle-grade novel, PEASPROUT CHEN: FUTURE LEGEND OF SKATE AND SWORD, we meet Peasprout Chen, a spunky martial-arts figure skater from the mythical county of Shin. When she and her painfully shy younger brother, Cricket, are sent to the Pearl Famous Academy of S...

4.5! Utterly charming and imaginative, while also being profound and thought provoking. The world of Pearl is fantastically wrought and I love the important lessons Peasprout learns (I?m also going to start using ?Ten thousand years of stomach gas? as an expression of frustration...

What a creative and satisfying middle grade novel! I loved it! ...

Peasprout has come to the legendary PEARL FAMOUS ACADEMY OF SKATE AND SWORD with one goal: to become the greatest practitioner of the deadly and beautiful martial art known as wu liu, performed on and with ice skates. She must pass the six grueling Motivations, competing against her el...

Chen Peasprout and her brother Cricket are chosen as the personal emissaries of the Empress Dowager to travel to Pearl to study at Pearl Famous, the school of combat figure skating. All Peasprout wants to do is become a wu liu legend?the best of the best of the best. However, between...

As I expected, delightful, and even more so on a second reading. Very nearly five stars for me: I took off one because (1) I loved Cricket and wanted to know more about his journey. Companion novel, please! (2) The world Mr. Lien creates, though fascinating, is sometimes extremely crue...

I?m giving this 4 stars based on my own enjoyment, but I am an adult. This book gets my highest possible recommendation for middle grade readers, especially if they?re interested in fantasy or sci fi.
The world described in this book is totally different than anything else I?v...

Talk about a book that truly has it all! Exciting action scenes, an intriguing mystery, beautifully written descriptions, hilarious observations, and a heroine to root for. I think what amazed me most was the poetry of some of those descriptions because I don't normally think of that a...

Peasprout Chen: Future Legend of Skate and Sword by Henry Lien - fantastic middle grade debut, a China-influenced story of ice skating kung fu! 14-year-old Peasprout and her little brother Cricket arrive at Pearl Legendary School for Skaters, eager to make their mark. The schoolmate dy...

ARC via Netgalley. This is an absolutely amazing middle-grade fantasy and every library that serves children should be ordering it immediately. Sports, mean girl school drama, siblings who love each other but are also kind of embarrassed by each other, a really fascinating alternate hi...

There's so much to love in this book -- when I was reading it, I was bursting with excitement and I talked about it to everyone I thought would listen. The premise is wonderful -- who doesn't want ice skating + martial arts + school story + thinly veiled geopolitical analogy? It was on...

I will not give away too many details because I want every reader to be as utterly delighted in discovering this gem of a story as I was. While the cover indicates the action and drama (and there's plenty of it), this story has also has intrigue, humor and a huge heart. I was immediate...

I loved this book! Peasprout Chen is a resourceful young lady who is fiercely protective of her brother AND she kicks butt doing martial arts on ice. Peasprout is a cool character. There?s action, bullying, and mystery in this fun book about a girl, her brother, and their first year ...

I quickly finished the ARC of Peasprout Chen because it moved quickly and was so entertaining. The language is original and funny, and the characters are so appealing! Middle grade students and older are going to love this story. It's filled with "double jump double-knee tornado" kicks...

I absolutely loved this book! Great world-building and fun characters. I adore the relationship between Peasprout and her little brother, Cricket. The story moves so quickly that I didn't want it to end. The author masterfully inserts gemstones of wisdom throughout the book--not preach...

This book is so fantastically imaginative and so much fun. Because it's middle grade, there's more repetition than I'd like, and some aspects of Peasprout's narration that got tiring (namely her obsession that SPOILER the vandalism was Suki's fault when it was clear it wasn't END SPOIL...

I loved this book! It's unlike any MG I've ever read, and I am in awe of the intricate world building. The moment I opened it, I felt like I was there at Pearl Academy. Peasprout is a fantastic heroine - spunky, fierce, determined - and the way her relationship with her brother Cricket...

This book is completely original, totally fresh and fun and whimsical. I mean, martial arts figure skating!!! The voice and plot and characters all live up to that excellent hook, too. This is a wonderful book that is going to have readers begging for more about Peasprout! ...

K.A.Jul 17, 2017

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

VeronicaApr 04, 2018

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

review to come. ...

In Henry Lien?s debut middle-grade novel, PEASPROUT CHEN: FUTURE LEGEND OF SKATE AND SWORD, we meet Peasprout Chen, a spunky martial-arts figure skater from the mythical county of Shin. When she and her painfully shy younger brother, Cricket, are sent to the Pearl Famous Academy of S...

4.5! Utterly charming and imaginative, while also being profound and thought provoking. The world of Pearl is fantastically wrought and I love the important lessons Peasprout learns (I?m also going to start using ?Ten thousand years of stomach gas? as an expression of frustration...

What a creative and satisfying middle grade novel! I loved it! ...

Peasprout has come to the legendary PEARL FAMOUS ACADEMY OF SKATE AND SWORD with one goal: to become the greatest practitioner of the deadly and beautiful martial art known as wu liu, performed on and with ice skates. She must pass the six grueling Motivations, competing against her el...

Chen Peasprout and her brother Cricket are chosen as the personal emissaries of the Empress Dowager to travel to Pearl to study at Pearl Famous, the school of combat figure skating. All Peasprout wants to do is become a wu liu legend?the best of the best of the best. However, between...

As I expected, delightful, and even more so on a second reading. Very nearly five stars for me: I took off one because (1) I loved Cricket and wanted to know more about his journey. Companion novel, please! (2) The world Mr. Lien creates, though fascinating, is sometimes extremely crue...

I?m giving this 4 stars based on my own enjoyment, but I am an adult. This book gets my highest possible recommendation for middle grade readers, especially if they?re interested in fantasy or sci fi.
The world described in this book is totally different than anything else I?v...

Talk about a book that truly has it all! Exciting action scenes, an intriguing mystery, beautifully written descriptions, hilarious observations, and a heroine to root for. I think what amazed me most was the poetry of some of those descriptions because I don't normally think of that a...

Peasprout Chen: Future Legend of Skate and Sword by Henry Lien - fantastic middle grade debut, a China-influenced story of ice skating kung fu! 14-year-old Peasprout and her little brother Cricket arrive at Pearl Legendary School for Skaters, eager to make their mark. The schoolmate dy...

ARC via Netgalley. This is an absolutely amazing middle-grade fantasy and every library that serves children should be ordering it immediately. Sports, mean girl school drama, siblings who love each other but are also kind of embarrassed by each other, a really fascinating alternate hi...

Melanie SumrowNov 22, 2017

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

review to come. ...

In Henry Lien?s debut middle-grade novel, PEASPROUT CHEN: FUTURE LEGEND OF SKATE AND SWORD, we meet Peasprout Chen, a spunky martial-arts figure skater from the mythical county of Shin. When she and her painfully shy younger brother, Cricket, are sent to the Pearl Famous Academy of S...

4.5! Utterly charming and imaginative, while also being profound and thought provoking. The world of Pearl is fantastically wrought and I love the important lessons Peasprout learns (I?m also going to start using ?Ten thousand years of stomach gas? as an expression of frustration...

What a creative and satisfying middle grade novel! I loved it! ...

Peasprout has come to the legendary PEARL FAMOUS ACADEMY OF SKATE AND SWORD with one goal: to become the greatest practitioner of the deadly and beautiful martial art known as wu liu, performed on and with ice skates. She must pass the six grueling Motivations, competing against her el...

Chen Peasprout and her brother Cricket are chosen as the personal emissaries of the Empress Dowager to travel to Pearl to study at Pearl Famous, the school of combat figure skating. All Peasprout wants to do is become a wu liu legend?the best of the best of the best. However, between...

As I expected, delightful, and even more so on a second reading. Very nearly five stars for me: I took off one because (1) I loved Cricket and wanted to know more about his journey. Companion novel, please! (2) The world Mr. Lien creates, though fascinating, is sometimes extremely crue...

I?m giving this 4 stars based on my own enjoyment, but I am an adult. This book gets my highest possible recommendation for middle grade readers, especially if they?re interested in fantasy or sci fi.
The world described in this book is totally different than anything else I?v...

Talk about a book that truly has it all! Exciting action scenes, an intriguing mystery, beautifully written descriptions, hilarious observations, and a heroine to root for. I think what amazed me most was the poetry of some of those descriptions because I don't normally think of that a...

Peasprout Chen: Future Legend of Skate and Sword by Henry Lien - fantastic middle grade debut, a China-influenced story of ice skating kung fu! 14-year-old Peasprout and her little brother Cricket arrive at Pearl Legendary School for Skaters, eager to make their mark. The schoolmate dy...

ARC via Netgalley. This is an absolutely amazing middle-grade fantasy and every library that serves children should be ordering it immediately. Sports, mean girl school drama, siblings who love each other but are also kind of embarrassed by each other, a really fascinating alternate hi...

There's so much to love in this book -- when I was reading it, I was bursting with excitement and I talked about it to everyone I thought would listen. The premise is wonderful -- who doesn't want ice skating + martial arts + school story + thinly veiled geopolitical analogy? It was on...

I will not give away too many details because I want every reader to be as utterly delighted in discovering this gem of a story as I was. While the cover indicates the action and drama (and there's plenty of it), this story has also has intrigue, humor and a huge heart. I was immediate...

I loved this book! Peasprout Chen is a resourceful young lady who is fiercely protective of her brother AND she kicks butt doing martial arts on ice. Peasprout is a cool character. There?s action, bullying, and mystery in this fun book about a girl, her brother, and their first year ...

I quickly finished the ARC of Peasprout Chen because it moved quickly and was so entertaining. The language is original and funny, and the characters are so appealing! Middle grade students and older are going to love this story. It's filled with "double jump double-knee tornado" kicks...

I absolutely loved this book! Great world-building and fun characters. I adore the relationship between Peasprout and her little brother, Cricket. The story moves so quickly that I didn't want it to end. The author masterfully inserts gemstones of wisdom throughout the book--not preach...

Adrienne YoungNov 16, 2017

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

SeanSep 04, 2017

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

A.M. MorgenOct 18, 2017

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

JLDJul 17, 2017

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

review to come. ...

In Henry Lien?s debut middle-grade novel, PEASPROUT CHEN: FUTURE LEGEND OF SKATE AND SWORD, we meet Peasprout Chen, a spunky martial-arts figure skater from the mythical county of Shin. When she and her painfully shy younger brother, Cricket, are sent to the Pearl Famous Academy of S...

4.5! Utterly charming and imaginative, while also being profound and thought provoking. The world of Pearl is fantastically wrought and I love the important lessons Peasprout learns (I?m also going to start using ?Ten thousand years of stomach gas? as an expression of frustration...

What a creative and satisfying middle grade novel! I loved it! ...

AnnaApr 08, 2018

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

review to come. ...

In Henry Lien?s debut middle-grade novel, PEASPROUT CHEN: FUTURE LEGEND OF SKATE AND SWORD, we meet Peasprout Chen, a spunky martial-arts figure skater from the mythical county of Shin. When she and her painfully shy younger brother, Cricket, are sent to the Pearl Famous Academy of S...

4.5! Utterly charming and imaginative, while also being profound and thought provoking. The world of Pearl is fantastically wrought and I love the important lessons Peasprout learns (I?m also going to start using ?Ten thousand years of stomach gas? as an expression of frustration...

What a creative and satisfying middle grade novel! I loved it! ...

Peasprout has come to the legendary PEARL FAMOUS ACADEMY OF SKATE AND SWORD with one goal: to become the greatest practitioner of the deadly and beautiful martial art known as wu liu, performed on and with ice skates. She must pass the six grueling Motivations, competing against her el...

Chen Peasprout and her brother Cricket are chosen as the personal emissaries of the Empress Dowager to travel to Pearl to study at Pearl Famous, the school of combat figure skating. All Peasprout wants to do is become a wu liu legend?the best of the best of the best. However, between...

As I expected, delightful, and even more so on a second reading. Very nearly five stars for me: I took off one because (1) I loved Cricket and wanted to know more about his journey. Companion novel, please! (2) The world Mr. Lien creates, though fascinating, is sometimes extremely crue...

I?m giving this 4 stars based on my own enjoyment, but I am an adult. This book gets my highest possible recommendation for middle grade readers, especially if they?re interested in fantasy or sci fi.
The world described in this book is totally different than anything else I?v...

Talk about a book that truly has it all! Exciting action scenes, an intriguing mystery, beautifully written descriptions, hilarious observations, and a heroine to root for. I think what amazed me most was the poetry of some of those descriptions because I don't normally think of that a...

Peasprout Chen: Future Legend of Skate and Sword by Henry Lien - fantastic middle grade debut, a China-influenced story of ice skating kung fu! 14-year-old Peasprout and her little brother Cricket arrive at Pearl Legendary School for Skaters, eager to make their mark. The schoolmate dy...

ARC via Netgalley. This is an absolutely amazing middle-grade fantasy and every library that serves children should be ordering it immediately. Sports, mean girl school drama, siblings who love each other but are also kind of embarrassed by each other, a really fascinating alternate hi...

There's so much to love in this book -- when I was reading it, I was bursting with excitement and I talked about it to everyone I thought would listen. The premise is wonderful -- who doesn't want ice skating + martial arts + school story + thinly veiled geopolitical analogy? It was on...

I will not give away too many details because I want every reader to be as utterly delighted in discovering this gem of a story as I was. While the cover indicates the action and drama (and there's plenty of it), this story has also has intrigue, humor and a huge heart. I was immediate...

I loved this book! Peasprout Chen is a resourceful young lady who is fiercely protective of her brother AND she kicks butt doing martial arts on ice. Peasprout is a cool character. There?s action, bullying, and mystery in this fun book about a girl, her brother, and their first year ...

I quickly finished the ARC of Peasprout Chen because it moved quickly and was so entertaining. The language is original and funny, and the characters are so appealing! Middle grade students and older are going to love this story. It's filled with "double jump double-knee tornado" kicks...

I absolutely loved this book! Great world-building and fun characters. I adore the relationship between Peasprout and her little brother, Cricket. The story moves so quickly that I didn't want it to end. The author masterfully inserts gemstones of wisdom throughout the book--not preach...

This book is so fantastically imaginative and so much fun. Because it's middle grade, there's more repetition than I'd like, and some aspects of Peasprout's narration that got tiring (namely her obsession that SPOILER the vandalism was Suki's fault when it was clear it wasn't END SPOIL...

I loved this book! It's unlike any MG I've ever read, and I am in awe of the intricate world building. The moment I opened it, I felt like I was there at Pearl Academy. Peasprout is a fantastic heroine - spunky, fierce, determined - and the way her relationship with her brother Cricket...

This book is completely original, totally fresh and fun and whimsical. I mean, martial arts figure skating!!! The voice and plot and characters all live up to that excellent hook, too. This is a wonderful book that is going to have readers begging for more about Peasprout! ...

I really enjoyed Peasprout Chen. I thought the wu liu was presented realistically and was a great idea. I also enjoyed the plot however, I guessed part of the ending half way through. However, because the ending was so original, I still enjoyed it. ...

Anne O'Brien CarelliMar 29, 2018

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

review to come. ...

In Henry Lien?s debut middle-grade novel, PEASPROUT CHEN: FUTURE LEGEND OF SKATE AND SWORD, we meet Peasprout Chen, a spunky martial-arts figure skater from the mythical county of Shin. When she and her painfully shy younger brother, Cricket, are sent to the Pearl Famous Academy of S...

4.5! Utterly charming and imaginative, while also being profound and thought provoking. The world of Pearl is fantastically wrought and I love the important lessons Peasprout learns (I?m also going to start using ?Ten thousand years of stomach gas? as an expression of frustration...

What a creative and satisfying middle grade novel! I loved it! ...

Peasprout has come to the legendary PEARL FAMOUS ACADEMY OF SKATE AND SWORD with one goal: to become the greatest practitioner of the deadly and beautiful martial art known as wu liu, performed on and with ice skates. She must pass the six grueling Motivations, competing against her el...

Chen Peasprout and her brother Cricket are chosen as the personal emissaries of the Empress Dowager to travel to Pearl to study at Pearl Famous, the school of combat figure skating. All Peasprout wants to do is become a wu liu legend?the best of the best of the best. However, between...

As I expected, delightful, and even more so on a second reading. Very nearly five stars for me: I took off one because (1) I loved Cricket and wanted to know more about his journey. Companion novel, please! (2) The world Mr. Lien creates, though fascinating, is sometimes extremely crue...

I?m giving this 4 stars based on my own enjoyment, but I am an adult. This book gets my highest possible recommendation for middle grade readers, especially if they?re interested in fantasy or sci fi.
The world described in this book is totally different than anything else I?v...

Talk about a book that truly has it all! Exciting action scenes, an intriguing mystery, beautifully written descriptions, hilarious observations, and a heroine to root for. I think what amazed me most was the poetry of some of those descriptions because I don't normally think of that a...

Peasprout Chen: Future Legend of Skate and Sword by Henry Lien - fantastic middle grade debut, a China-influenced story of ice skating kung fu! 14-year-old Peasprout and her little brother Cricket arrive at Pearl Legendary School for Skaters, eager to make their mark. The schoolmate dy...

ARC via Netgalley. This is an absolutely amazing middle-grade fantasy and every library that serves children should be ordering it immediately. Sports, mean girl school drama, siblings who love each other but are also kind of embarrassed by each other, a really fascinating alternate hi...

There's so much to love in this book -- when I was reading it, I was bursting with excitement and I talked about it to everyone I thought would listen. The premise is wonderful -- who doesn't want ice skating + martial arts + school story + thinly veiled geopolitical analogy? It was on...

I will not give away too many details because I want every reader to be as utterly delighted in discovering this gem of a story as I was. While the cover indicates the action and drama (and there's plenty of it), this story has also has intrigue, humor and a huge heart. I was immediate...

I loved this book! Peasprout Chen is a resourceful young lady who is fiercely protective of her brother AND she kicks butt doing martial arts on ice. Peasprout is a cool character. There?s action, bullying, and mystery in this fun book about a girl, her brother, and their first year ...

I quickly finished the ARC of Peasprout Chen because it moved quickly and was so entertaining. The language is original and funny, and the characters are so appealing! Middle grade students and older are going to love this story. It's filled with "double jump double-knee tornado" kicks...

Merrill WyattMay 08, 2018

This book had me at the mention of kung fu ice skating - I was sold! And it totally delivered, as it was such a delight to read. The whimsical voice is so refreshing and the light-hearted lens was really fun. The main character has serious gumption and the world was so unique that I wa...

I initially thought of this book as "kung fu Harry Potter on ice," and I meant it as a high compliment. But ultimately that description, while accurate, does it a disservice. Peasprout Chen does in one volume what took Harry Potter several: it starts off light and funny and ends up dee...

Rarely do I find a children's book I love as much as I do Peasprout Chen.
From the story, which is one of the most original I've ever read, to the main character who is so spirited and sassy I was in awe of her muchness and fell right in love with her! To the conflicts and agency a...

I can't say enough great things about this book. The characters are wonderfully strong, insecure, funny, thoughtful, touching and so huggable. The world is so beautifully imagined and drawn, I want to live there. And the story is packed with action, laughs and tears.
I read this boo...

As soon as I heard the phrase "martial art figure skating" a few months ago, I knew that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint! This charming and compelling debut is not quite like anything I've ever read. Part mystery, part hero origin story, part to...

This book was utterly entrancing and unique. The setting was unlike anything I've ever read about or seen before. Although it was overwhelming at first to be exposed to an completely unfamiliar landscape, it was worth pushing through because every detail was so well conceived and woven...

What a fun, beautiful, and original book. Henry Lien's PEASPROUT CHEN transported me to Pearl, where the future practitioners of wu liu train. The world-building in this book is breathtaking from every angle. I won't write much for fear of spoilers, but I loved this book, it's brave, y...

Wow. Just wow. This book was one of my biggest surprises this year. Full review to come, but let's just say that if you're looking for a fun MG adventure, look no further than this bizarre mashup that I can only describe as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Harry Potter... on ice.
I read an ...

Full disclosure: Henry is a friend, and I might be biased. Except I'm not because this book is awesome. I've never read an MG novel quite like this one before. Pearl is a fascinating, wholly original city, and I'm really impressed by how this story moves. Come for the girl power and th...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about thisss @__@ ...

review to come. ...

In Henry Lien?s debut middle-grade novel, PEASPROUT CHEN: FUTURE LEGEND OF SKATE AND SWORD, we meet Peasprout Chen, a spunky martial-arts figure skater from the mythical county of Shin. When she and her painfully shy younger brother, Cricket, are sent to the Pearl Famous Academy of S...

4.5! Utterly charming and imaginative, while also being profound and thought provoking. The world of Pearl is fantastically wrought and I love the important lessons Peasprout learns (I?m also going to start using ?Ten thousand years of stomach gas? as an expression of frustration...

What a creative and satisfying middle grade novel! I loved it! ...

Peasprout has come to the legendary PEARL FAMOUS ACADEMY OF SKATE AND SWORD with one goal: to become the greatest practitioner of the deadly and beautiful martial art known as wu liu, performed on and with ice skates. She must pass the six grueling Motivations, competing against her el...

Chen Peasprout and her brother Cricket are chosen as the personal emissaries of the Empress Dowager to travel to Pearl to study at Pearl Famous, the school of combat figure skating. All Peasprout wants to do is become a wu liu legend?the best of the best of the best. However, between...

As I expected, delightful, and even more so on a second reading. Very nearly five stars for me: I took off one because (1) I loved Cricket and wanted to know more about his journey. Companion novel, please! (2) The world Mr. Lien creates, though fascinating, is sometimes extremely crue...

I?m giving this 4 stars based on my own enjoyment, but I am an adult. This book gets my highest possible recommendation for middle grade readers, especially if they?re interested in fantasy or sci fi.
The world described in this book is totally different than anything else I?v...

Talk about a book that truly has it all! Exciting action scenes, an intriguing mystery, beautifully written descriptions, hilarious observations, and a heroine to root for. I think what amazed me most was the poetry of some of those descriptions because I don't normally think of that a...

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